Felix Dexter tribute special announced for BBC Two BBC Two has announced plans for a tribute show about late comedian Felix Dexter. Dexter, who was well loved for his roles on shows such as The Real McCoy and Citizen Khan, passed away last week aged 52. He had been suffering from multiple myeloma, a type of bone marrow cancer. Fast Show creator and friend Paul Whitehouse said: Its great that the BBC are showing this tribute to Felix. He was brilliant, funny and challenging and deserves to be remembered as such, even though he was a Gooner. BBC comedy controller Mark Freeland said that the BBC was proud to be able to show the tribute, which would highlight what a fantastic comedy actor he was. Dexter rose to fame on the flagship 90s comedy series The Real McCoy before going on to appear in TV shows including The Fast Show, Knowing Me, Knowing You with Alan Partridge and Absolutely Fabulous. His most recent role came in BBC sitcom Citizen Khan as Omar, a friend of Adil Rays community leader Mr Khan.
Posted on: Thu, 24 Oct 2013 13:00:40 +0000